Finance
The easiest way to know when your 2025 tax refund is coming: This is how the IRS2Go app works
Tax filing season began on January 27, with taxpayers having until April 15 to submit their returns. Here’s how to check on your money.
The Internal Revenue Service started accepting and processing paperwork of US taxpayers for the 2024 fiscal year on January 27, with filers having until April 15 to submit their tax returns and pay any outstanding taxes.
How much will your tax refund be?
Inevitably, many will be hoping for a tax refund, which may or may not come, depending on each individual’s financial situation. Last year may prove to be a reasonable indicator of what you get (or don’t get) back, as there have been no major changes to the tax law since then. As a result, taxpayers’ refunds could be similar, provided their economic or family situation hasn’t changed dramatically.
IRS statistics show over 163 million taxpayers received refunds in 2024, with the average refund amount coming in at $3,167, a drop of just under $30 from the previous year.
How to get a bigger tax refund in 2025
How to check the status of your tax refund
Once you have filed your tax return, the easiest way to keep track of the status of your tax return is by using the IRS2Go mobile app, which you can download from Google Play on Android, the App Store on iOS, or via Amazon.
Immediately after downloading, you will be invited to enter the tax year of the refund you want to track (you can also check 2022 and 2023’s), your social security number, filing status and refund amount. Hit ‘get status’ to check when you will (hopefully) get your money back.
If you filed your tax return online, you should be able to check its status from approximately 24 hours after it has been received by the IRS. If you submitted a paper tax return, allow four weeks after mailing it.
Your refund status will be updated on the app no more than once every 24 hours.
Make payments with and get tips from the IRS
The app, which is available in both English and Spanish, also allows you to make payments from your bank account through IRS Direct Pay, as well as credit and debit card payments through an approved payment processor.
Additionally, there are links to a number of free services that can help you with your taxes, while you have the opportunity to subscribe to the IRS’ ‘tax tips,’ which are sent to your email address at different points of the year.
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